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Learning Objectives
After reading this article, you’ll be able to:
Understand the difference between Occupancy and Utilization concepts used in Workplace
Select which sensor solution is most adapted to your use case
What is the difference between the concepts Occupancy and Utilization?
Both concepts are based on occupancy sensor data.
occupancy (eg 50% occupied in 8h time) vs utilization (2 out of 4 chairs)For example a
Example 1. If a meeting went on for 8 hours, and 2 people were in a meeting room with capacity 10, Occupancy will be seen as 100% for the whole 8 hours, but Utilization was only 20%.
Example 2. A room can be occupied 50% of a day (4 out of 8h) but when only 2 chairs are used out of 4,
it is utilized 50% against 50% occupation.
The real performance is then only 25% (half a day used for half the capacity).
As another example, we can take a meeting that went on for 8 hours, where 2 people were in a meeting room with capacity 10:
Occupancy = 100%
Utilization = 20%
Check Setting the capacity & thresholds of spaces for more information on how to configure Room Capacity.
Direct Utilization & Occupancy
“Direct utilization” because Direct Utilization means the sensor will send information on “the number of people counted in a certain area” (headcount number) to the Workplace platform.
Headcount number is visualized in the Utilization Live Floorplan and is reported on in Space monitor Dashboard. Occupancy Live Floorplan will indicate if the location is occupied or not.
Sensor method | Installation method | other hardware needed | max installation height | Functioning method | max Detection area | Icon decay | Config | info available | advised for utilization? | |||||
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Pointgrab | wired | none | 2.15m (7ft) to 4.5m (14.8ft) | PointGrab Pointgrab | 8m x 6m (26 x 20 ft) | 2min | CPMS + Studio | Live Floorplan + Dashboards9.18m x 5.32m (30.11ft. x 17.45ft.), max 10 desks | 2 min | Pointgrab Platform + Studio | Utilization, Occupancy & Reservation Live Floorplans (see below) + Space monitor | yes for utilization in meeting rooms or in open spaces | ||
Vergesense wireless | wireless | gateway | 3,66m (12 ft) | Every 15min, a snapshot is taken (no average of 15min!) and data is send to Workplace Cloud every 15min. | 1 per room or ~ 8 desks (smaller detection area than Pointgrab) | 15min | Vergesense + Studio | Live Floorplan + Dashboards | When presence is detected, the data is uploaded into the Workplace Cloud and updated every 2 minutes for wireless sensors: this interval is so low that a person in the room will be captured. | 3.7m x 7.4m (24ft. x 20.1ft.), max 8 desks | 2 min | Vergesense Platform + Studio | Utilization, Occupancy & Reservation Live Floorplans (see below) + Space monitor | yes for utilization in meeting rooms or in open spaces |
Indirect Utilization & Occupancy
“Indirect utilization” because the Indirect utilization means the sensor will send for example presence or footfall data, and after time slot data aggregation (see /wiki/spaces/WM/pages/492237) Workplace platform will calculate “the number of people counted in a certain area”.
For example the Browan Motion sensor will send information on occupancy (presence detected? yes or no) to the Workplace platform, who which will then calculate “the number of people counted in a certain area”.
Page Use Browan motion sensors for indirect utilization describes
how to configure the location(s) for which you want to track indirect utilization and
how indirect utilization is calculated based on presence data
Presence data is visualized in the Occupancy & Utilization Live Floorplans and is reported on in Space monitor Dashboard.
Sensor method | Installation method | other hardware needed | max installation height | Functioning method | max Detection area | Icon decay | Config | info available | advised for utilization? |
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PIR (Tabs)*Browan motion sensors | wireless (tape or screw) | hub+sensors gateway + 1 sensor for the room + 1 sensor per seat/chair | 2.15m (7ft) to 4m (13.12ft) | 4m x 10m (13,12 x 32,81 ft) | 15min15 min | Studio | Live Floorplan + DashboardsUtilization, Occupancy & Reservation Live Floorplans (see below) + | - possible for utilization in open spaces | |
Footfall (Pointgrab) | wired | none | 2.15m (7ft) to 4.5m (14.8ft) | in/out-traffic | 8m x 1m (26 x 3 ft) | 2min2 min | CPMS Pointgrab Platform + Studio | Live FloorplanIn/Out Traffic & Total Traffic Live Floorplans | other options are more reliable (footfall method very sensitive) |
Airthings | wireless | hubgateway | NA | estimate based on size of the room + CO2 => combination of parameters | 50m2 (538,2 sq ft) | 15min15 min | Airthings + Studio | not yet integrated | other options are more reliable |
Utilization & Occupancy on Live Floorplan
Occupancy on live floorplan see also Live Data floorplan
Occupancy Live Floorplan View shows: location occupied or not (independent of how many people are in that location)
Utilization on live floorplan (Direct) Utilization Live Floorplan View shows: how many people are detected in that location
Indirect Utilization on Live Floorplan View shows: location occupied or not.
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